Container



J. s. PEoPLEs.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED DEc.24, 191s.

JOHN S.PEOPLES. OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1920.

Application filed December 24, 1918. Serial No. 268,209.

(FILED UNDER THE ACT 2F MARCH 3, 1883, 22 STAT. L., 625.)

To all whom it may concern Be it knownY that I, JOHN S. PEorLEs, captain, Ordnance Department, Il. S. A., a citizen of the United States, stationed at lashington, D. C., have invented an Improvemen in Containers, of which the following is is a specification.

The invention described herein may be used bythe Government, or any of its officers or employees in prosecution of work for the Government, or by any other person in thenited States, without payment of any royalty thereon.

his invention relates to improvements in containers, and refers more particularly to water boxes for machine guns.

It is a. well known fact that water-cooled machine guns require lfrequent replenishment of the lwater supply carried in the water jacket, and that under lire it is necessary, with the present equipment, for an attendant to raise the water box into an exposed position above the gun before water can be pouredtherefrom into'the water inlet of the jacket, thereby exposing the position of the gun.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide a simple and inexpensive water box having an elongated removable water pump whereby water may be drawn from the box and then forced into the water .jacket of the gun without the necessity of raising the box into an exposed position oi' of causing the attendant to unduly expose himself when preparing the operation referred to.

lith the foregoing and other important objects in view my invention comprises the new and useful details of construction and arrangement to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the annexed speciiications, and pointed out more specifically in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein the preferred embodiment of my invention is shown, like reference characters refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure '1 is a vertical section of the water box of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the combined water box inlet cap and water pump.

Fig. 3 isa fragmentary top plan view of the assembled container.

F ig. 4; is afragmentary view of the water pump in position to deliver water to the inlet valve ofthe machine gun water jacket, Y

the jacket being shown in fragmentary cross section.

Referring now to the drawings, it will be seen by reference especially to Figs. 1 and 3, that I provide a rectangular water box 10, having a recessed seat 11 at the top to receive a flanged cap 12. A circular collar 13 formed integral with the box is turned inward adjacent the center of the recess to provide an inlet openingV for .water to the box, a threaded ring 141 being secured therein to receive the cap.

Cap 12 has formed integral therewith an elongated pump cylinder 15 adapted to project downward into the interior of the water box, being provided with a closed head 16 :it its inner end and head 17 screw threaded into the cylinder at its outer end. About the wall of cylinder 15 adjacent the cap 12, I provide threads 18 adapted to engage the threaded ring 141- carried by the collar 13 of the box. I prefer to provide this threaded engagement of the interrupted type,

wherein the threads on the cylinder and the threadsl on its collar are partially cut away so that when the cap is inserted in place the threads on the cap will mesh with the cut away portion on the collar, allowing the cap to rotate against the seat, whereupon a quarter turn of the cap will serve to engage the same securely in place. A rubber gasket 19 is provided on the lower face of cap 12 to seal the joint between the seat and cap.

As a handle for my water box, and also a a means for turning. cap 12 into and out of engagement with the threaded collar 141-, .1. provide a handle piece 2O pivoted to ears 2l at the upper face of cap 12. I-landle 2O may thus be raised to provide a hand hold in transporting the box and for actuating the cap, or be swung flat against the cap for shipment, thus to lie within the recessed top.

The pump element' carried by the cap 12, is provided with a piston 22 carried on piston rod 23 in a well known manner, a handle 24 being positioned on the rod above the head 17. The inner head 16 of the cylinder 15 is provided with an outlet elbow 25, and the upper Yhead 17 is perforated at 29 to provide an airvent. It will be readily seen that the operator may draw the piston 22 upivard in the cylinder l5, thus drawing Water from the box into the cylinder. The cap and pump may then be removed from the box and the pump placed With outlet elbow 25 against the inlet valve E of the machine gun jacket A, whereupon the contents of the pump may be forced into the jacket by pressure being applied to the piston rod 23 in an obvious manner.

My Water box may also be used in filling a machine gun jacket by removing cap 26 from outlet nipple 27, a chain 28 being engaged to the box and to the cap to prevent the loss of the cap. Y

From the foregoing description, it Will be readily seen that my invention provides a simple and inexpensive Water box for machine guns having a supplementary pump therein whereby Water may be drawn from the box and thereby forced into the Water jacket of the gun, Without the necessity of raising the box into an exposed position above the gun.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to vcover by lietters Patent is: Y

l. The combination of a container provided With an opening in the upper portion thereof, a pump tting Within said container andgthrough said opening and means on said pump cooperating With the container so that the upper portion of said pump acts as a stopper for said container, said pump being provided with a carrying` handle adapted to be folded down against the top of the pump.

Q. rlhe combination of a container provided Tvvith an opening in the upper end thereof, the Walls of the opening being screw threaded, a pump provided ivith threads near its upper end to cooperate Witl the aforementioned threads, the pump forming a closure for said opening, a piston in said pump having a handle at its upper end, and a bail carried by the upper portion of said pump and serving as a means of carrying the entire container. y A

3. The combination of a container provided with a top having an opening therein, the Walls of said opening being bent to form adoivnwardly extending flange, a pump extending through said opening and provided with threads extending partly around the same to coperate with the threads on the flange aforementioned, a plate extending beyond the sides of the pump and acting as a closure for said container When the pump is in its normal position, a piston in the pump having its rod extending through theY top of said pipe, a grasping portion on said rod for operating the piston, and a carrying bail secured to said plate to provide a means for carrying the entire container.

4.' The combination of a container` provided with an opening in its Lipper surface, and a pump provided with a downwardly extending cylinder, a nozzle mounted in the discharge end of said cylinder, a piston inV said cylinder having an operating handle at one end, a plate formed integral with said pump and at the top portion thereof, a handle on said plate for grasping said pump and to be used in carrying the container, locking means on said cylinder to cooperate W-ith locking means formed 'in the container so that the said pump and plate Will act as a closure for the opening in said container.

5. rlhe combination of container and pump removably secured therein, a discharge nozzle carried by said pump, a piston in said pump having an operating handle exterior of the top of said pump, a handle on said pump for carrying the container and for handling the pump', said container provided with an opening in the bottom thereof and means for closing said opening.

6. An apparatus of the character de# scribed, consisting of a liquid containing vessel having an opening in one end and a depression adjacent said opening, a cylinder adapted to interlock with said opening to dispose said cylinder in the container, a discharge nozzle carried by said cylinder; a piston in said cylinder, a piston rod for opl (as erating said piston having a handle at its Y exposed end, and a carrying handle mounted upon the upper end of said cylinder and adapted to be folded into said depression in the container when out of service and to be raised when necessary to provide a carrying means.

7. An apparatus Vof the character described, consisting of a liquid container hav ing a counter sunk portion provided with an opening, a collar mounted in said opening and provided with interrupted screw llO handle on the exposed end of its rod, and a i carrying bail upon the top of said cylinder.

8. ln combination ivith a container provided With an opening in one end having interrupted screw threads, of a pump having a discharge VnozzleV at one end and having interrupted threaded portions at its other end to interlock with the threaded portions of lthe container, a piston in said pump, a rod for operating said piston, and a handle on the exposed end of said rod for reciprocating the piston and a handle connected to the pump and serving as a means for carrying the entire container.

JOHN S. PEOPLES. 

